Toaster



L. G. COPEMAN.

TOASTER.

APPLICATION mu) OCT-31,1919.

1,356,042, v Patenfed 0ct. 19,1920.

other thin instrument is used.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFii Ciiii LLOYD G. CQPEMAN, OF FLINT, MICHIGAN.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented get. 19, 1920.

Application filed October 31, 1819. Serial No. 334,738.

- To all whom it may concerns Be itknown that l, Lmrn G. CoPmiAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Flint. in the county of Genesee and State of Michigan, have invented certain. new and uset'ul Improvements in Toasters, of which'the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toasters and has for its object an electric toaster with movable toasting grid which can be unlocked and moved outwardly to enable one to clean the same.

In a vertical toaster, especially in a toaster of the turn-over type, that is, one which is adapted to reverse the bread, a great many crumbs collect under the two grids at each side and it is very diliicult to get at these unless a spatula, knife or some It is the object of the present invention to afford a toaster in which the grids may be moved out of the way to allow the hand to be inserted in this place to clean it out. A fun ther object of the invention is to cheapen the manufacture of toasters of this type by providing an easier method of assembly. These and other objects will appear the detailed construction is understood.

In the drawings,-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toaster equipped with my invention.

ig. 2 is a crosssection of the same sh0wing the grids locked in place.

Fig. 3 is a cross section of the same showing how the grids can be moved for clean- The toaster comprises a base a prcivided with suitable legs end uprights b, and a top a. 'lhe resistance coils are carried on mica or porcelain slabs d. It is usual in this form of construction to provide a stationary grid that has the position of the grid (2 shown in Fig. 2. This is assembled in place by having the ends of the top and bottom horizontal cross rod reduced in diameter and adapted to be inset in perforations in the end walls d.

A grid similar to the grid f shown in Fig. 2, and which is the movable or pivoted grid, is assembled in the end walls by imscrewing thumb nuts 'similar to the knobs g on the ends of the lower rod it and springing the end Walls 6 over the threaded ends of this rod. This requires considerable distortion of the end walls in order to get iger latch which itis turned.

the threaded reduced portion through the 'ieri'orations in the end walls.

The turn-ovcr toaster is provided with extensions j to serve the useful purpose of holding the bottom edge of the toast or bread and when the bread is toasted on one side the turning of the grid by the aid of the knobs g up under the bread and kick the bread over so that it slides down the extensions and reverses itself.

serves to bring the extensions The diiliculty. which this invention is aimed to eliminate is that in a toaster of this character the grids are comparatively, close to the top of the base a and the crumbs from the bread and the toast drop down upon the table-like portion of the base and are hard to. reach because the bottom'of the grid and the extensions prevent any thing but a very thin instrument being inserted in this place. I overcome this difii cult} by providing a special form of trig- This trigger latch is pivoted at [of and provided with a recess Z adapted to th over the bottom crossrod'h ofthe outside grid and with a rccessm ada ted to under the. bottom cross-rod no the inneE grid. This is shown nicely, in Fig, 2, w ere this trigger latchis shown holding bothi the grids, while in Fig. 3 the trigger. latch is released and the inner grid pushed back by the hand against theresistan ce of the torsional spring 0 while the outer grid 7' is completely removed from the Hence the table portion of the base-may be reached without any difficulty at an and the crumbs brushed out.

The trigger latch 2' is pivotedtightly to the end wall so that there is derable friction between the two that 'wil I enable the latch to be held in. any position"to The recesses m which fix the rods n of the inner grid in place eliminate the necessity of assembling the, walls over the ends of the rods n. The use! of the recesses Z, the trigger latches; and the slots 72, which form the bearing for the cross rods h of the grids f, affords a very much easier assembly than the previous practice to use simply perforations and to distort the end. walls andspring them over the reduced threaded ends of the cross rods 71.. Furthermore, it makes-a cheaper and a better. grid construction for the necessity of the thumb nuts is eliminated, The

ltuobs may be soldered-onformed as an integral part of the rod it this Construction is desirable. in the other method of (onstruetion it is absolutely necessary to have detarhable thumb nuts in order to complete the assemblv.

il hat I claim is:

1. In :2. ertical toaster, the combination of a base, supports. and a pair of grids, the inner grid being stationary when the toaster is ready foe-service. the outer grid being pivotally supported when the toaster is ready for service, the two grids however being capable of being moved out of place to enable the toaster to be cleaned.

9. ln a vertical toaster, the combination of a base, supports, a. pair of grids supported by the supports, the outer grid being pivotally supported and the inner grid ilXt il V supported when the toaster is in sen-ire but the outer grid being coinpleteb zrinovzdiile and the inner grid capable of being -.wung inwardly when. it is desired to rh-au the toaster.

3. in a toaster. the combination of a pair ol upports. a he: ng element, and a pair ol grids. one of whieh is held in fixed position when the toaster is in service and the other in pivotal position when the toasti' is in stlYiCO, both of said grids however being nnn'able for the purpose of cleaning the said toaster when this is desired.

4. in a toaster, the combination of a heating element, supports. a pair of grids located on one side of the heating element and one of which is pivotally supported, and means For holding the pivotally supported grid renioiably upon the supports and the other grid movable on the support when the same is released.

5. In a toaster, the combination of supports. a heating element a pair of trigger latrhes on the supports, raid trigger latch-1s adapted to hold the outer grid pivotallv but removahly upon the supports and the inner grid fixedly when in ser ice but movabb; when it is desired to clean the toaster.

ti. All a toaster. the combination or a heat element. a pair of end supports, a grid oted at. its top to the end supports, said end supports being provided with hearing recesses for the outer grid. and triggers pivoted to the end supports for holding the outer grid removably but pivotally in the bearing recesses and for holding the bottom of the inner grid fixedly but movably when desired.

'1". In a vertical toaster. the combination of a heating element, a. pair of upright end supports, an inner grid secured at its top to the end supports, said end supports provided with slotted bearing recesses and an outer grid adapted to pivotally fit into the slotted bearing recesses at its bottom, and a pair of triggers pivotally supported by the end supports intermediate the two grids and each provided with a pair of reeesses, one of which is adapted to swing over the bearing recess of the end-support to assemble the outer grid inovably in place and the other recess of whirh adapted to swing over the lower end of the inner grid to assemble the same removablv in place.

8. In a toaster, the combination of a base, a heating element. a grid next adjarent the heating element. a pair of supports for pivotall supporting said grid. a spring for normally keeping the grid turned outward, and means for holding the grid in surh outward position but capable of beingreleased to allow the grid to be swung in against the resistance of the spring. 4

9. ln a toaster, the combination of a base. a pair of supports, a pivoted grid. and means for releasably securing the pivoted grid to the supports to allow the removal of the pivoted grid.

10. In a toaster, the combination of a base, a pair of upports, a heating element, :1 grid. and means for securing the grid upon the. supports releasably so that the. same may be moved to ('lttlll the base. i

11. In a toaster. the combination of a base, a pair oi supports. a heating element. a grid. and a latrh for releasably seruring the grid upon the supports to allow movement of the grid to rem-b the table of the base.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature.

LLOYD (l. COPEMAN. 

